Re: 1st class in Overland &XPT?

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Few weeks ago I planned to go to Sydney but could not get a seat on XPT
> (surprise!!) forced me to fly. But by doing so I saved one day
> accomadation

Ever heard of a funky thing called the overnight XPT?

> and able to gunzel around as soon as I got to Sydney. I
> booked an early fly out of Melbourne and was gunzeling around Newcastle
> by midday.

And by doing so, you had to arise very early to get to Tullamarine to get
the flight. You could have caught the overnight XPT, transferred at
Strathfield, and been in the Hunter region by 0900.

> Same thing last year when I paid a visit to Sunshine state, I booked an
> early fly to Brizzy and by the end of that day I had visited my old
> neighbor, gunzeled at Roma Street and hang around Gold Coast.

Brisbane is a different matter (for you Mexicans).

> But I definitely won't take plane to anywhere else.(ie. Adelaide) Only
> those routes serve by XPT.

Your problem.

Dave